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Wednesday, 21 February 07 ::
4 years.
today marks 4 years since my grandmother left us. we knew she was leaving, and i was lucky enough to be able to fly from oregon to charleston to say a proper good-bye with everyone. its been the last time we've all been together. i hope that wasn't the last time ever.
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whenever people ask me about my family i always get to brag. well, i've got 4 parents. okay. and see, my mother, when she became a grandmother asked to be called dede, after my grandmother, her ex husband's mother. i don't know why my parents stayed friends, why dede and al went to austin and louise's (my mother's parents) 50th wedding anniversary. i don't know why my uncle's ex wife came to dede's funeral. i just know that this is my example for what family is, and i'm grateful. it is a testament to all of them, and it was my grandmother, (and grandfather) who set the example for all of us to follow.
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i miss her. she didn't have a day-to-day impact on my life, not directly. but just knowing her presence existed in this world and she was *my* grandmother did impact my life.
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i have some things from their home in my home. every sunny morning rainbows from her prism get reflected around my room. the sign from their door hangs on the stairs as i walk out the door. their picture is on my fridge. its daily reminders of the blessings that they were, its daily reminders of their continued presence in my life.
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i love her. i love her so much. and i miss her. i miss both of them. so much.
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isn't she just simply beautiful? him too.
posted by brooke at February 21, 2007 09:17 PM
